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Juanita suspects they heard the cocks were really, really mean.  And armed.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the tanks to take down a man suspected of cockfighting. West Valley residents in the neighborhood are crying foul after armored vehicles, including a tank, rolled into their neighborhood to make the bust.

And then under the category of No Shoot, Sherlock ….

“When the tank came in and pushed the wall over and you see what’s in there, and all it is, is a bunch of chickens,” Ross said.

The owner of the home, a Mr. Jesus Llovera, was alone and unarmed.

Thousands of dollars in damages were made to the property and 115 birds were euthanized on the spot. Llovera was convicted of a misdemeanor last year of attending a cockfight and has no history of owning weapons.

The kicker to all this?  The aging Hollywood almost-star Steven Seagal was riding in the tank.  He gets to use the tape of the incident on tv.

“Yep, there were some cocks fighting that night.  However, they were in a tank, fighting for attention,” Juanita said.

Juanita said that; she really did.

(Thanks to Ralph for the heads up.)